NOTICE: While reasonable efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the data herein, this is NOT the official version of Senate Journal. It is published to provide information in a timely manner, but has NOT been proofread against the events of the session for this day. All information obtained from this source should be checked against a proofed copy of the Senate Journal. UNCORRECTED PROOF OF THE JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Thursday, December 4, 2014. Met at a quarter past two o’clock P.M. The President, members, guests and staff then recited the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Communication. The following communications were severally received and placed on file: Communication from the Honorable Eileen M. Donoghue, in compliance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 268A (received in the Office of the Clerk of the Senate on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at eleven minutes past twelve o’clock noon); and Communication from the Honorable Bruce E. Tarr, Senate Minority Leader, announcing the appointment of Eric J. Krathwohl of Ipswich (pursuant to Section 7 of Chapter 251 of the Acts of 2014) to the Net Metering Task Force. Petitions. Petitions were severally presented and referred, as follows: By Mr. Brewer, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2405) of Stephen M. Brewer, Anne M. Gobi and Jonathan D. Zlotnik (by vote of the town) for legislation relative to the financial condition of the town of Winchendon [Local approval received]; and Under Senate Rule 20, to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government. By the same Senator, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2404) of Stephen M. Brewer and Anne M. Gobi (by vote of the town) for legislation relative to the town of Barre [Local approval received]; Under Senate Rule 20, to the committee on Public Service. Severally sent to the House for concurrence. Report of a Committee. By Mr. Lewis, for the committee on Public Service, on petition, a Bill to establish a sick leave bank for Eileen Bazinet, an employee of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (Senate, No. 2403); Read and, under Senate Rule 27, referred to the committee on Ways and Means. PAPERS FROM THE HOUSE. A Bill relative to the appointment of designees to the Inspector General Counsel (House, No. 4090,-- on House, No. 3937), -- was read and, under Senate Rule 27, referred to the committee on Ways and Means. Communication. The Clerk read the following communication: THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS SENATE December 4, 2014 Senate President Therese Murray State House Room 332 Boston, MA 02133 Dear Madame President: I respectfully request to have this correspondence read in today’s session: To my colleagues giving farewell speeches today- Madame President; the esteemed Chairman of Senate Ways and Means; the gentleman from Andover; the gentleman from Uxbridge, and the gentle-lady from Wilbraham- please know how much I’ve enjoyed serving in the Senate with each of you. I am unable to join you in the Chamber today due to longstanding travel plans for business but will be keeping each of you in my thoughts. It has been a pleasure serving with you all, and Madame President - it has been an absolute honor to serve the people of Cape Cod with you. Sincerely, DANIEL A. WOLF State Senator Cape & Islands District On motion of Ms. Chandler, the above communication was ordered printed in the Journal of the Senate. Remarks of Senator Barry R. Finegold. Thank for the intros Senators Rush and Petruccelli, two great friends and two great public servants. These speeches are where so much could be said, but I really just want to say thank you. Thank the district for giving me the honor to serve. Thank the Senate President for her leadership, her Belicheckesque leadership style… Her staff, clerks, and court officers. Steve Brewer - his steadfast leadership for fiscal discipline. Senator Tarr, Make fun of me…waiting till you see me now… My fellow metal head Bob Hedlund, yes we go to metal shows together! Stan Rosenberg…who truly exemplifies what the Massachusetts Dream is all about and wrote the book on resilience and dedication. I have to give a shout out to my classmates When I first came in Brian and Gail, class of 97, you and Paul Frost are the last of the Mohicans, do us proud. Merrimack Valley, Eileen, Katie, Mike and Ken….not easy being on the border…Being from the Valley has its challenges, we appreciate our friends from the North Shore Senators McGee and Lovely for helping when we have regional challenges My partner in crime in energy Ben Downing … I do hope we as a state continue to get off our dependency on fossil fuels and push for more renewables. … I felt like I spent last session talking about IWP with John Keenan and I appreciate the business talks with Dan Wolf, I might need some more of those! Representing a gateway city - Mike Rodrigues, Fall River, don’t be surprised if I show up at one of his events, his fundraisers, like a four star restaurant, I don t know if he actually raises money, but no one goes away hungry. Jim Welch Springfield, Tom Kennedy in Brockton, Mark in New Bedford, Harley, Mike and Jen in Worcester County, Linda in Boston. Sal DiDomenico, Chelsea…go to one of his events in Everett or walk around Chelsea…like Elvis! when we did the legislative boycott of Market Basket last summer, he was the first person to sign on. Pat Jehlen, one last grocery store trip before boycott. We need to continue to fight for these gateway cities and close the achievement gap. I could really go around the room and say something special about every one of you…one of the best things about what I did last year was seeing all of you in action. Value what you do a public servant… Airline analogy Vast majority of us don’t do this business for the fame money or glory, we do it because we want to help people…there will always be the critics, but remember we do this because we want to help people Thank my staff, Zach Frish, Alison Glueck, Stephanie Viola and Caitriona Fitzgerald, past staff Autumn. My family Thank the district for giving me the honor to serve, Andover, Tewksbury, Dracut and Lawrence. It is a district that is symbolic of the state, you have farmers, blue collar, higher end socio economic and people living in poverty. Keep an eye on my first love, the City of Lawrence! When I was first elected we were the stolen car capital and the insurance fraud capital of the commonwealth. We have seen economic development, schools our better, crime is down and a lot if due to all of your efforts, and I thank you for that. It is a city on the move. Thank you for this honor. Remarks of Senator Gale D. Candaras. Before I begin, I want to say thank you to Speaker DeLeo and my many friends in the House where I served for 10 years. When I left the House 8 years ago, I cleverly dodged making a farewell speech by saying that there was little reason as I was only going across the hall. I want to say thank you to them for their love and support for all these years. We had many adventures together. And although I still believe that there is nothing good about goodbye, here I am. I will take this opportunity to address my Senate colleagues and say thank you to everyone with whom I’ve served in the House here. We have been on an amazing journey together—through good times and bad—and I can honestly say that I am as proud to have worked here with all of you as I am proud of anything I have ever done. Madame President, I want to tell you that it was an honor to serve with you and to have that moment in history together when I voted for you to be the first woman president in the Senate’s 350 year history. We served together, our mission here is done and we leave together. I am deeply satisfied with that and all that we accomplished during your distinguished tenure. I thank you for giving me so many wonderful opportunities to serve. Under your leadership, I was challenged and, in fact, I needed everything I had ever learned in college, law school, the private sector and everywhere else I’ve ever been! I found astonishing your command of the detail of every aspect of the budget, the bio tech sector and business development both here and abroad. Congratulations, again, on your recent award in Ireland one of many you have deservedly received. To my great friend and future Senate President, Stan Rosenberg. You come to this moment in history with a lifetime of personal, professional and leadership experiences and accomplishments and a tremendous reach. You come to be Senate President with the respect and admiration of this august body. I watched you work on redistricting and the gaming legislation and, at the same time, watched you suffer through chemotherapy. Your integrity, perseverance under extreme stress was a lesson in courage that will be with me always. To my Clansman, Minority Leader, Senator Bruce Tarr. In the finest Greek tradition, you are one of the best orators I have ever heard. The collegiality you and your Minority Corner colleagues have demonstrated should stand as an exemplar for the United States Congress of how people from different political persuasions can work together and do wonderful things for the people they serve.